The review of a show describes a point of view about a creative or cultural event in order to justify the experience. Whereas critiquing a show's production questions why the show was created and what consequences were produced.
Reviews are where experience meets ideas. Being at a concert, a movie, an art exhibition, a restaurant - gives us cause to think. Maybe the experience is a catalyst for a brand-new idea - maybe it crystallizes something a long-held thought. It becomes something worth considering.
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Critiquing the production questions why a show was produced. What about the creation of the show do we prefer, dislike, condemn - where do we stand? Maybe something occurred that causes a strong reaction - maybe it compels us to speak up and give voice. It becomes something worth discussing.
